NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – ACS Biomarker reported on Friday it has closed on a financing round and appointed a new CEO.

The amount of the funding was not disclosed. In a statement, the company, based in Maastricht, Netherlands, said it will be used to further develop its product pipeline and discover novel biomarkers "that improve diagnosis, prognosis, and management of cardiac diseases."

Funding came from Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam and Limburg Ventures, ACS said.